JP4529742B2 - Printing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing apparatus, and more particularly, to a printing apparatus that detachably mounts a tape cassette that stores a printing tape.

  Conventionally, a tape printer has been used as a printing apparatus for producing a printed label with characters. The printing tape used in this tape printer is stored in a tape cassette that is detachably attached to the tape printer, and is classified into a laminate type and a non-laminate type. Generally, in a tape cassette that discharges a laminate type printing tape, a ribbon spool wound with an ink ribbon, a film tape spool wound with a transparent film tape as a printing medium, and an adhesive wound with an adhesive tape. And a tape spool. When producing a print label with a laminate type character, the film tape is printed via the ink ribbon by the thermal head and the platen attached to the tape printer while the ink ribbon and the film tape are transported together. After printing characters and the like on the surface, an adhesive tape is stuck on the printing surface of the film tape to produce a print label with a laminate type character.

  On the other hand, a ribbon spool around which an ink ribbon is wound and a tape spool around which a printing tape as a printing medium is wound are provided in a tape cassette for discharging a non-laminate type printing tape. The non-laminate type printing tape includes a tape base material, a pressure-sensitive adhesive coated on one side of the tape base material, and a release sheet that is releasably bonded to the one side through a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. It is configured. When producing a print label with non-laminate type characters, the thermal tape and platen attached to the tape printer are transported together with the ink ribbon and the print tape, and the film tape is passed through the ink ribbon. By printing characters or the like on the printing surface, a non-laminate type printed label with characters is produced.

Moreover, since the width of such a laminate type or non-laminate type printing tape varies depending on the user's request, a large number of products are manufactured from narrow to wide. However, the tape cassettes for storing them are not preferable in terms of cost because tape cassettes each having a size corresponding to the tape width must be aligned. Therefore, for example, a non-laminate type strip-shaped printing paper with a peeling mount is provided with a slitter device having a rotary blade for slitting (cutting) only in the printing paper (tape base material) along the running direction of the printing paper. A label printer apparatus has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this label printer apparatus, a pair of slits (cuts) can be made only in the printing paper, for example, along the length direction of both ends in the width direction of the printing paper at the same time as the printing paper is discharged. Thereby, since the printing paper actually used is cut into a width according to the user's request, only a necessary portion separated by the slit can be peeled off from the peeling mount and used. Furthermore, since it is possible to provide the user with printing paper having a width according to the user's request without changing the size of the tape cassette, it is preferable in terms of cost.
JP-A-4-152162

  However, in the label printer device described in Patent Document 1, characters and the like are printed on the surface of a printing paper with a peeling mount which is a non-laminate type printing tape, and the printing surface side of the printing paper is placed on a slitter device. The slits can be formed by contacting with the rotary blade, but in the case of laminate type printing tape, after printing characters etc. on the printing surface of the film tape, the adhesive tape is put on the printing surface of the film tape. Since it sticks, there existed a problem which cannot provide a slit in the film tape side actually used. Therefore, the rotary blade of the slitter device can be opposed to only one side of the printing tape and cannot be opposed to both sides, so it can be applied only to either one of the laminating type or non-laminating type printing tape. There was a problem that it was not possible. In addition, it is conceivable to form a print tape that easily peels the release sheet from the cut by forming a cut on the release sheet side. In this label printer, a cut (slit) is formed on the tape substrate (printing paper) side. ) Cannot be formed on the release sheet (release board).

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a printing apparatus capable of forming a cut with any type of laminated and non-laminated printing tape.

In order to achieve the above object, a printing apparatus according to claim 1 stores a printing tape and is detachably mounted with a tape cassette having a tape delivery port for feeding the printing tape, and printing is performed on the printing tape. A printing apparatus comprising: a print head that performs processing; and a tape discharge port that discharges the print tape printed by the print head to the outside, wherein the print tape is a print surface printed by the print head And a release sheet adhered to the surface opposite to the print surface of the substrate via an adhesive so as to be peeled off, and the printing tape from the tape delivery port to the tape discharge port on the transport path of the substrate or the release sheet, cut forming unit is provided for forming a cut along the longitudinal direction of the printing tape, the cut created In the knit, a cutting blade that forms a cut in the base material or the release sheet, a receiving roller that is disposed to face the cutting blade, and the printing tape is disposed between the cutting blade and the receiving roller. The cutting blade and the receiving roller are supported in such a manner that they are opposed to each other, and a fixing means that is provided on the transport path and detachably fixes the supporting means. Means for supporting the cutting blade on the base side of the printing tape and the receiving roller on the side of the release sheet facing each other; and the receiving roller on the base side of the printing tape; It is fixed to the fixing means in any one of a second state in which the cutting blade is opposed to and supported by the release sheet side .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, when the support means is fixed to the fixing means in the first state, the support means includes the base A pair of said cutting blades spaced apart at a predetermined interval with respect to the width direction of the material is supported.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a printing apparatus for storing a print tape, a detachable tape cassette having a tape delivery port for feeding the print tape, and a print head for performing print processing on the print tape. A printing apparatus comprising a tape discharge port for discharging the print tape printed by the print head to the outside, wherein the print tape has transparency and is printed by the print head And a second base material bonded to the printing surface of the first tape, the second tape comprising a background base material serving as a background of the first tape; And a release sheet adhered to the surface of the background substrate opposite to the surface to be bonded to the printing surface of the first tape so as to be peelable through an adhesive, from the tape delivery port. The On the transport path of the printing tape to the outlet, the printing tape has a cut to cut the release sheet or a cut to cut from the first tape to the second tape excluding the release sheet. A cut forming unit is provided that forms a cut between the release sheet or the second tape excluding the release sheet from the first tape. And a receiving roller disposed to face the cutting blade, and the cutting blade and the receiving roller facing each other such that the printing tape is disposed between the cutting blade and the receiving roller. And a fixing means provided on the transport path and detachably fixing the supporting means. The supporting means is configured to support the printing tape. A third state of supporting the cutting blade on one tape side and the receiving roller facing the release sheet side, and a receiving roller on the first tape side of the printing tape, and a release sheet side on the release sheet side. The cutting blade is fixed to the fixing means in any one of a fourth state where the cutting blades are opposed to each other and supported .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the third aspect of the invention, when the support means is fixed to the fixing means in the third state, the support means includes the first A pair of the cutting blades spaced apart at a predetermined interval with respect to the width direction of one tape is supported.

In the printing apparatus according to claim 1, when the printing tape stored in the tape cassette is a non-laminate type composed of a base material and a release sheet bonded via an adhesive, the tape is fed from the tape outlet. A cut forming unit provided on the transport path of the print tape to the discharge port forms a cut along the longitudinal direction of the print tape on either the base material or the release sheet, and the print head prints the base material. The printing tape printed on the surface can be discharged from the tape discharge port. Therefore, for example, when a cut is formed on the substrate side of the printing tape, the substrate having a desired width desired by the user can be peeled off from the release sheet. On the other hand, when forming a cut in the release sheet of the printing tape, the release sheet can be easily peeled off from the substrate. In this way, the cut forming unit makes it possible to either cut the substrate of the printing tape or cut the release sheet. Further, in the cut forming unit, the cutting blade and the receiving roller are supported by the support means so as to face each other, and the non-laminate type printing tape runs between them. The support means can be attached to and detached from the fixing means so as to be in either the first state or the second state with respect to the fixing means provided on the conveyance path of the printing tape. Fixed. Thereby, for example, when it is desired to form a cut in the base material of the printing tape, the support means is fixed to the fixing means so that the cutting blade and the receiving roller are in the first state. On the other hand, when it is desired to form a cut in the release sheet of the printing tape, the support means is fixed to the fixing means so that the cutting blade and the receiving roller are in the second state. With such a cut forming unit, the user can freely select whether to make a cut in the substrate of the printing tape or in the release sheet.

In addition, in the printing apparatus according to claim 2 , in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 , when the support means is fixed to the fixing means in the first state, the support means is arranged with respect to the width direction of the substrate. By supporting a pair of cutting blades spaced apart at a predetermined interval, the substrate having a predetermined interval width can be peeled off from the release sheet.

In the printing apparatus according to claim 3 , the printing tape accommodated in the tape cassette is bonded to the first tape having transparency and the printing surface of the first tape, and In the case of a laminate type composed of a background base material as a background and a second tape composed of a release sheet, a cut forming unit provided on the transport path of the printing tape from the tape delivery port to the tape ejection port To form a cut to cut the release sheet or a cut to cut from the first tape to the second tape excluding the release sheet, and tape the print tape printed on the print surface of the first tape by the print head It can be discharged from the outlet. Therefore, for example, when a cut is formed on the first tape side of the printing tape, the first tape having a desired width desired by the user is peeled off from the background base material bonded to the first tape. It can be used by being peeled off from the sheet. On the other hand, when forming a cut in the release sheet of the printing tape, the release sheet can be easily peeled off from the background substrate of the second tape. In this way, the cut forming unit makes it possible to make a cut on the first tape side of the laminate type type printing tape or to make a cut on the release sheet. In the cut forming unit, the cutting blade and the receiving roller are supported by the support means so as to face each other, and the laminate type printing tape runs between them. The support means can be attached to and detached from the fixing means so as to be in any one of the third state and the fourth state with respect to the fixing means provided on the transport path of the printing tape. Fixed. Thereby, for example, when it is desired to form a cut on the first tape side of the printing tape, the support means is fixed to the fixing means so that the cutting blade and the receiving roller are in the third state. On the other hand, when it is desired to form a cut on the release sheet side of the printing tape, the support means is fixed to the fixing means so that the cutting blade and the receiving roller are in the fourth state. With such a cut forming unit, the user can freely select whether to make a cut on the first tape side of the printing tape or to make a cut on the release sheet side.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the third aspect of the invention, when the support means is fixed to the fixing means in the third state, the width direction of the first tape is set on the support means. By supporting a pair of cutting blades spaced apart at a predetermined interval, the first tape having a predetermined interval width and the background substrate can be peeled off from the release sheet.

  Hereinafter, a tape printer 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the front end side of the tape printer 1 with the cover opened and the tape cassette 11 mounted (the cut forming unit 60 is in the first state), and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the tape cassette 11. 3 is a plan view of the lower case 12 of the tape cassette 11 (with the upper case 13 removed), FIG. 4 is a partial sectional perspective view of a non-laminate type printing tape 40, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the cut forming unit 60. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which cuts are formed on the tape base 42 side of the printing tape 40 by the cutting blade 63. FIG. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the printing tape 40 (tape base material 42 side) in which cuts 47 are formed in 42. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the front end side of the tape printer 1 with the cover opened and the tape cassette 11 mounted. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a cut is formed on the release sheet 45 side of the printing tape 40 by the cutting blade 63, and FIG. It is a top view of the printing tape 40 (release sheet 45 side) in which the cut | interruptions 48 and 48 were formed in the sheet | seat 45. FIG. Further, the right side of FIG. 1 is the front end side of the tape printer 1, the lower right side of FIG. 2 is the front side of the tape printer 1, the upper left side of FIG. 2 is the rear side of the tape printer 1, and the lower side of FIG. Is the front side of the tape printer 1, and the upper side of FIG.

  The tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment includes a cut forming unit 60 that can correspond to any of the non-laminate type printing tape 40 and the laminate type printing tape 80, and changes the arrangement direction of the cut forming unit 60. Thus, the present invention is characterized in that a cut can be formed on any surface of the various types of printing tapes 40 and 80. Therefore, in the following description, the case where the tape cassette 11 for discharging the non-laminate type printing tape 40 is first attached to the tape printer 1 and then the tape cassette for discharging the laminate type printing tape 80 is described. The case where 110 is mounted will be described.

  First, the schematic structure of the tape printer 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the tape printer 1 includes a substantially dish-shaped main body container 2 having a deep bottom and a cover (not shown) covering the upper part of the main body container 2 as a housing. A cassette mounting portion 5 is provided in a groove shape inside the front end side of the main body container 2, and a tape cassette 11 is detachably mounted inside the cassette mounting portion 5. Further, the side surface of the front end portion of the main body container 2 is pulled out from the tape discharge port 27 of the tape cassette 11 mounted on the cassette mounting portion 5, and the printed printing tape 40 is printed to a desired length by the cutting mechanism 10 described later. A label discharge port 6 for discharging the label to the outside is provided as the label cut in step. Although not shown, a battery for supplying electric power necessary for the tape printer 1 is loaded on the rear end side of the tape printer 1. The label discharge port 6 shown in FIG. 1 corresponds to a “tape discharge port”.

  Furthermore, a transport path for transporting the print tape 40 from the opening 18a (see FIG. 3) of the arm section 18 (described later) of the tape cassette 11 toward the label discharge port 6 is formed inside the front end of the main body container 2. Has been. The thermal head 7, the platen 8, the pressure roller 26, the cut forming unit 60, and the cutting mechanism 10 are sequentially arranged from the opening 18 a toward the downstream side along the conveyance path. The cut forming unit 60 is a feature of the present invention, and the cut forming unit 60 will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the thermal head 7 faces the ink ribbon 29 side that is polymerized on one side (tape base material 42) of the print tape 40 discharged from the opening 18a of the arm portion 18 of the tape cassette 11. Are arranged to be. The thermal head 7 includes a large number of heating elements (not shown) arranged along the width direction of the ink ribbon 29. Then, such a thermal head 7 selectively generates heat by these many heating elements, thereby performing desired printing based on print data input by a button group (not shown) on the tape base material 42 ( (See FIG. 2 and FIG. 4) It can be applied to the printing surface on the surface.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the platen 8 is a roller-like member and is provided on a platen support arm 9 that rotates around a rotation shaft 9 a. Further, the platen 8 is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft 8a provided at a middle position in the longitudinal direction of the platen support arm 9, and is disposed so as to face the thermal head 7 with the print tape 40 and the ink ribbon 29 interposed therebetween. ing. Then, by operating an operation unit (not shown), the front end portion of the platen support arm 9 (one end portion opposite to the rotation shaft 9a side) is rotated to the tape cassette 11 side, and the platen 8 is moved to the printing tape 40. The ink is pressed against the thermal head 7 with the ink ribbon 29 interposed therebetween. Further, the platen 8 is rotationally driven by a drive mechanism (not shown) connected to the rotary shaft 8a. Thus, the print tape 40 and the ink ribbon 29 are conveyed while being sandwiched between the thermal head 7 and the platen 8, the ink ribbon 29 is wound up in the tape cassette 11, and the printed print tape 40 is transferred to the label discharge port. 6 is sent out.

  Further, the pressure roller 26 is provided so as to be rotatable about a rotation shaft 26 a provided at the tip of the platen support arm 9. The pressure contact roller 26 is disposed opposite to a tape feed roller 22 (to be described later) of the tape cassette 11, and the print tape 40 is pulled out from the tape spool 38 (see FIG. 3) in cooperation with the tape feed roller 22. Then, the printed printing tape 40 is discharged from the label discharge port 6 to the outside.

  The cutting mechanism 10 is provided on a transport path from the tape discharge port 27 of the tape cassette 11 to the label discharge port 6 and is disposed so as to face the tape base material 42 side of the printing tape 40 ( (Not shown). Then, by operating an operation lever (not shown) connected to the cutter blade, the printed printing tape 40 can be cut to a desired length, and the printed label with letters can be cut from the label discharge port 6. It can be discharged to the outside.

  Next, the structure of the tape cassette 11 will be described. A tape cassette 11 shown in FIG. 2 accommodates a non-laminate type printing tape 40. The tape cassette 11 includes a lower case 12 and an upper case 13 fixed to the upper portion of the lower case 12 in a housing.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the upper case 13 has a support hole for rotatably supporting a tape spool 38 (see FIG. 3) that is wound around and supported by the release sheet 45 side of the printing tape 40 outward. 14 and the thermal head 7 of the tape printer 1 (see FIG. 1), when characters, symbols, graphics, etc. are printed on the tape base material 42 of the printing tape 40, the ink ribbon 29 from the ribbon spool 30 (see FIG. 3). And a support hole 15 for supporting a ribbon take-up spool 31 (see FIG. 3) for taking up the used ink ribbon 29 is formed. As shown in FIG. 3, the lower case 12 is similarly formed with support holes 14a and 15a that are continuous in the vertical direction so as to face the support holes 14 and 15 (see FIG. 2) of the upper case 13, respectively. ing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, on the front surface of the tape cassette 11, the print tape 40 drawn from the tape spool 38 (see FIG. 3) is placed together with the ink ribbon 29 drawn from the ribbon spool 30 (see FIG. 3). An arm portion 18 is provided that guides the head mounting portion 19 to be described later and feeds it from the opening 18a. Further, the arm portion 18 is formed in the vicinity of the opening 18a so as to be surrounded by the arm portion 18 and a wall portion 19a facing the arm portion 18, and the thermal head 7 (see FIG. 1) of the tape printer 1 or the like. A head mounting portion 19 is provided to open for mounting. The wall 19a that forms the head mounting portion 19 is formed with a first fitting portion 20 that curves in a concave shape toward the rear of the tape cassette 11 and extends in the vertical direction of the tape cassette 11. Yes. Further, a second fitting portion 21 that curves in a concave shape in a direction perpendicular to the first fitting portion 20 (a direction along the wall portion 19a) is formed on the left side wall (left side in FIG. 3) of the head mounting portion 19. Is formed. Each of the first fitting portion 20 and the second fitting portion 21 has two protrusions (not shown) formed on a head holder (not shown) that supports the thermal head 7 (see FIG. 1) of the tape printer 1. (Not shown). Thereby, the thermal head 7 (see FIG. 1) can be reliably mounted on the head mounting portion 19 without interfering with the print tape 40 and the ink ribbon 29.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in the transport direction of the printing tape 40 and the ink ribbon 29, a support hole 23 penetrating in the vertical direction is provided on the downstream side of the head mounting portion 19, and inside the support hole 23. The tape feed roller 22 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable. The tape feed roller 22 receives the print tape 40 from the tape spool 38 (see FIG. 3) in cooperation with the pressure contact roller 26 (see FIG. 1) of the tape printer 1 disposed to face the tape feed roller 22. Pull out. In addition, a pair of upper and lower regulating members 24 and 25 are provided in the vicinity of the tape feed roller 22 and upstream in the transport direction of the print tape 40. These regulating members 24 and 25 regulate the print tape 40 on which characters and the like are printed on the downstream side of the thermal head 7 (see FIG. 1) in the width direction and guide it toward the tape discharge port 27. is there. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the used ink ribbon 29 conveyed via the head mounting portion 19 is separated from the print tape 40 inside the respective regulating members 24 and 25 so as to be wound around the ribbon. A guide portion 35 for guiding toward the take-up spool 31 is provided. A guide hole 35 a for allowing the used ink ribbon 29 to pass therethrough is provided along the guide portion 35. The tape discharge port 27 shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to a “tape delivery port”.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a cassette detection unit 16 is formed at the right rear edge position of the tape cassette 11 (upper right side in FIGS. 2 and 3). The cassette detector 16 detects the type of the tape cassette 11 (for example, the type of the tape cassette 11 is specified by the width of the printing tape 40, the color of ink applied to the ink ribbon 29, etc.). A plurality of switch holes 16a are formed with a predetermined pattern. The formation pattern of the switch holes 16a is different depending on the type of each tape cassette 11. Each of these switch holes 16a is detected based on a combination of on and off of a plurality of detection switches (not shown) disposed on the tape printer 1 side.

  Next, the internal structure of the tape cassette 11 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, on the left side of the rear part in the lower case 12, a tape spool 38 that winds and supports the print tape 40 is rotatably arranged via the support hole 14 (see FIG. 2). . A ribbon spool 30 around which the ink ribbon 29 is wound is rotatably disposed on the front right side of the lower case 12. Further, while the tape spool 38 and the ribbon spool 30 are sandwiched, a ribbon take-up spool 31 that pulls out the ink ribbon 29 from the ribbon spool 30 and winds up the ink ribbon 29 used for printing characters and the like is provided. The support hole 15 (see FIG. 2) is rotatably arranged. Although not shown, a clutch spring is attached to the lower part of the ribbon take-up spool 31. The clutch spring prevents the ribbon ribbon spool 31 from rotating reversely to loosen the wound ink ribbon 29.

  Then, between the used ink ribbon 29 that passes through the guide hole 35a described above and is conveyed toward the ribbon take-up spool 31, and the print tape 40 that is wound around and supported by the tape spool 38, A separation wall 37 is provided upright to prevent the ink ribbon 29 and the print tape 40 from contacting each other.

  Next, the non-laminate type printing tape 40 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, a printing tape 40 accommodated in the tape cassette 11 (see FIG. 2) includes a long tape base 42 and an adhesive layer 43 formed on one surface of the tape base 42. And an elongated release sheet 45 that is detachably bonded to the one surface of the tape substrate 42 with the adhesive layer 43 interposed therebetween. The surface of the tape base material 42 opposite to the surface on which the adhesive layer 43 is applied and formed is a print surface on which printing is performed by a printing mechanism such as the thermal head 7 and the platen 8 of the tape printer 1. In addition, examples of the material of the release sheet 45 include paper and a resin film. Although not shown, since a silicon film as a release agent is coated on the surface of the release sheet 45 that is bonded to the tape base material 42 side through the adhesive layer 43, the release sheet 45 is It can be easily peeled off from the tape base material 42.

  Next, the conveyance path | route of the printing tape 40 in the tape cassette 11 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 3, the print tape 40 is first drawn from the tape spool 38 by the cooperation of the tape feed roller 22 and the pressure contact roller 26 (see FIG. 1) of the tape printer 1. Next, the print tape 40 drawn out from the tape spool 38 is conveyed along the arm portion 18 while passing outside the ribbon spool 30. The printing tape 40 is sent out from the opening 18a with the tape base 42 (see FIG. 2) side facing the wall portion 19a and the release sheet 45 (see FIG. 2) side facing the outside of the head mounting portion 19. Then, it is conveyed toward the front side of the head mounting portion 19. On the other hand, in the vicinity of the opening 18a, the ink ribbon 29 drawn from the ribbon spool 30 is polymerized on the tape base material 42 of the printing tape 40. Further, the print tape 40 and the ink ribbon 29 are conveyed in a polymerized state between the thermal head 7 and the platen 8 (see FIG. 1) of the tape printer 1, and characters and graphics are printed on the print surface of the tape base 42. , Symbols, etc. are printed. Thereafter, the position of the printed print tape 40 in the width direction is regulated by a pair of regulating members 24 and 25 (see FIG. 1), and the print tape 40 is fed from the tape discharge port 27 by the rotation of the tape feed roller 22 to the tape printer. It is transported toward one cut forming unit 60 (see FIG. 1).

  Next, the cut forming unit 60 that is a feature of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the cut forming unit 60 includes a substantially rectangular support frame 61 that is vertically long when viewed from the front, and a cutting blade roller 62 that supports a pair of cutting blades 63 and 63 inside the support frame 61. And a receiving roller 65 disposed so as to face the cutting blade roller 62 are rotatably provided.

  The support frame 61 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the support frame 61 includes a right frame piece 61a, a left frame piece 61b, an upper frame piece 61c, and a lower frame piece 61d. The upper frame piece 61c has a shaft support hole 68a that is recessed to support the upper part of the cutting blade roller 62, and a shaft support hole 69a that is recessed to support the upper part of the receiving roller 65. Are provided. On the other hand, the lower frame piece 61d also has a shaft support hole 68b that is recessed to support the lower part of the cutting blade roller 62, and a shaft support hole 69b that is recessed to support the lower part of the receiving roller 65. Are provided. A through hole (not shown) that penetrates the lower frame piece 61d downward is provided in the approximate center of the inner bottom of the shaft support hole 69b. The support frame 61 shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to “support means”.

  Next, the cutting blade roller 62 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the cutting blade roller 62 is provided on a bar-shaped cutting blade support shaft 64 extending vertically and on the outer peripheral surface of the cutting blade support shaft 64, and in the longitudinal direction of the cutting blade support shaft 64. Each of the cutting blades 63 and 63 extends in a flange shape in a direction perpendicular to each other and is provided at a predetermined interval. A predetermined interval between the pair of cutting blades 63 and 63 is a separation width of the cut lines 47 and 47 (see FIG. 7) formed in the tape base material 32 of the printing tape 40.

  Then, the upper end portion of the cutting blade support shaft 64 of the cutting blade roller 62 configured as described above is inserted into the shaft support hole 68 a of the upper frame piece 61 c of the support frame 61. Further, the lower end portion of the cutting blade support shaft 64 is inserted into the shaft support hole 68 b of the lower frame piece 61 d of the support frame 61. Thus, the cutting blade support shaft 64 is pivotally supported, and the cutting blade roller 62 can be rotated inside the support frame 61.

  Next, the receiving roller 65 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the receiving roller 65 is provided at a central portion excluding the upper and lower ends of a rod-shaped roller support shaft 67 extending vertically and the roller support shaft 67. The roller body 66 has a substantially cylindrical shape having the same axis as the axis. Further, a connecting shaft (not shown) extending along the axis of the roller support shaft 67 is provided at the lower end portion of the roller support shaft 67, and the main body container of the tape printer 1 is provided at the lower end portion of the connection shaft. A gear 75 that engages with a drive gear (not shown) of a drive mechanism (not shown) provided on the bottom surface side of 2 is fixed. And the front-end | tip part of a pair of cutting blades 63 and 63 of the cutting blade roller 62 is a little pressed and is contacting with the outer peripheral surface of the roller body 66 of such a receiving roller 65. FIG.

  Then, the upper end portion of the roller support shaft 67 of the receiving roller 65 configured as described above is inserted into the shaft support hole 69 a of the upper frame piece 61 c of the support frame 61. Further, the lower end portion of the roller support shaft 67 is inserted into the shaft support hole 69 b of the lower frame piece 61 d of the support frame 61. At this time, the connecting shaft 67a connected to the lower end portion of the roller support shaft 67 is inserted into a through hole 69c formed in a substantially central portion of the inner bottom portion of the shaft support hole 69b, and the tip end portion of the connecting shaft 67a is It projects through the lower frame piece 61d. And the gear 75 is being fixed to the front-end | tip part of the connection shaft 67a which protrudes from the lower frame piece 61d. In this way, the roller support shaft 67 is pivotally supported, and the receiving roller 65 can rotate inside the support frame 61.

  Next, a method for fixing the cut forming unit 60 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, it is a bottom surface inside the front end portion of the main body container 2, and is formed between the tape outlet 27 and the label outlet 6 of the tape cassette 11 in a substantially U shape in plan view. The pair of insertion fixing frames 71 and 72 that stand on the bottom surface of the main body container 2 are respectively erected with a predetermined gap therebetween with the opening sides facing each other. Then, the cut forming unit 60 stands on the bottom surface of the main body container 2 by inserting the lower part of the support frame 61 of the cut forming unit 60 shown in FIG. Fixed. As a result, the conveyance path of the printing tape 40 passes inside the support frame 61 of the cut forming unit 60, so that the printing tape 40 is interposed between the cutting blades 63 and 63 of the cutting blade roller 62 and the roller body 66 of the receiving roller 65. Can be clamped. The insertion fixing frames 71 and 72 shown in FIG. 1 correspond to “fixing means”.

  Next, the arrangement direction of the cut forming unit 60 inside the main body container 2 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, by changing the arrangement direction of the cut forming unit 60 with respect to the pair of insertion fixing frames 71, 72, the front ends of the pair of cutting blades 63, 63 of the cutting blade roller 62 are attached to the printing tape 40. Can be opposed to either the tape base material 42 side or the release sheet 45 side (see FIG. 4). For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the lower part on the right frame piece 61a (see FIG. 5) side of the cut forming unit 60 is inside the insertion fixing frame 71, and the left frame piece 61b of the cut forming unit 60 (see FIG. 5). The support frame 61 is inserted into and fixed to the pair of insertion fixing frames 71 and 72 so that the lower part on the side is inside the insertion fixing frame 72. When the arrangement direction of the cut forming unit 60 at this time is set to the “first state”, as shown in FIG. 6, in this first state, the tips of the pair of cutting blades 63, 63 of the cutting blade roller 62 are provided. The part faces the tape base material 42 side of the printing tape 40.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8, contrary to the first state, the lower part of the cut forming unit 60 on the right frame piece 61 a (see FIG. 5) side is inside the insertion fixing frame 72, and the cut forming unit 60. The support frame 61 is inserted into and fixed to the pair of insertion fixing frames 71 and 72 so that the lower part on the left frame piece 61b (see FIG. 5) side is inside the insertion fixing frame 71. When the arrangement direction of the cut forming unit 60 at this time is set to the “second state”, as shown in FIG. 9, in this second state, the tips of the pair of cutting blades 63 and 63 of the cutting blade roller 62 are provided. The part can be opposed to the release sheet 45 side of the printing tape 40.

  As described above, since the direction of the cut forming unit 60 is opposite between the first state and the second state, when the arrangement direction of the cut forming unit 60 is changed, the position of the gear 75 is changed. Moving. Accordingly, although not shown, a drive mechanism (not shown) provided on the bottom surface side of the main body container 2 of the tape printer 1 is provided with a gear 75 having different positions in the first state and the second state in any state. Two drive gears are provided for driving each. The two drive gears are rotated in opposite directions so that the print tape 40 sandwiched between the cutting blade roller 62 and the receiving roller 65 is conveyed toward the label discharge port 6. Each gear is designed to rotate.

  Next, a method for forming a cut in the print tape 40 by the cut forming unit 60 will be described. First, the case where the cut forming unit 60 is fixed in the first state will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the cut forming unit 60 is fixed to the pair of insertion fixing frames 71 and 72 of the main body container 2 in the first state. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the gear 75 connected to the roller support shaft 67 via the connection shaft 67 a is engaged with a drive gear of a drive mechanism (not shown) provided on the bottom surface side of the main body container 2. To do. As a result, the gear 75 rotates and the entire receiving roller 65 rotates. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the tip ends of the pair of cutting blades 63, 63 of the cutting blade roller 62 are in contact with the tape base material 42 side of the printing tape 40, and the tape base material 42 and the adhesive layer 43 are brought into contact with each other. To reach.

  Furthermore, when the receiving roller 65 (see FIG. 5) rotates in this state, the tape base material 42 and the adhesive layer 43 of the printing tape 40 are cut. Thus, as shown in FIG. 7, a pair of cuts 47, 47 can be formed on the tape base material 42 along the length direction of both end portions in the width direction of the tape base material 42. Thus, a printed label in which the tape base material 42 is cut with a desired width can be obtained from the label discharge port 6 (see FIG. 1) of the tape printer 1.

  Next, the case where the cut forming unit 60 is fixed in the second state will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the cut forming unit 60 is fixed to the pair of insertion fixing frames 71 and 72 of the main body container 2 in the second state. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the gear 75 connected to the roller support shaft 67 via the connecting shaft 67 a is a drive gear (first) of a drive mechanism (not shown) provided on the bottom surface side of the main body container 2. And a driving gear different from the driving gear engaged in this state. As a result, the gear 75 rotates and the entire receiving roller 65 rotates. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the tip portions of the pair of cutting blades 63, 63 of the cutting blade roller 62 come into contact with the release sheet 45 of the printing tape 40 and reach the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 43.

  Further, when the receiving roller 65 rotates in this state, the release sheet 45 and the adhesive layer 43 of the printing tape 40 are cut. Thus, as shown in FIG. 10, a pair of cuts 48, 48 can be formed in the release sheet 45 of the printing tape 40 along the length direction of both end portions in the width direction of the release sheet 45. Thus, a printed label on which the release sheet 45 can be easily peeled off by the cuts 48, 48 can be obtained from the label discharge port 6 (see FIG. 8) of the tape printer 1. When the non-laminate type printing tape 40 is used, when the cut forming unit 60 is fixed in the second state, the cutting blade 63 of the cutting blade roller 62 of the cut forming unit 60 is connected to the cutting blade support shaft 64. Only one sheet may be provided in the approximate center.

  As described above, when the tape cassette 11 for discharging the non-laminate type printing tape 40 is attached to the tape printer 1, the arrangement direction of the cut forming unit 60 is changed between the first state and the second state. A cut can be formed on any surface of the printing tape 40. When the disposition forming unit 60 is disposed in the first state, the pair of cuts 47 and 47 are formed on the tape base material 42 along the length direction of both end portions in the width direction of the tape base material 42. Each can be formed. Thereby, the printed non-laminate type label by which the tape base material 42 was cut | disconnected by desired width | variety can be obtained. On the other hand, when the disposition direction of the cut forming unit 60 is set to the second state, a pair of cuts 48 and 48 are formed in the release sheet 45 along the length direction of both end portions in the width direction of the release sheet 45. can do. Thereby, the printed non-laminate type label which is easy to peel off the release sheet 45 can be obtained.

  Next, a case where the tape cassette 110 for discharging the laminate type printing tape 80 is mounted on the tape printer 1 will be described. FIG. 11 is a plan view of the front end side of the tape printer 1 with the cover opened and the tape cassette 110 mounted (the cut forming unit 60 is in the first state), and FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the tape cassette 110. 13 is a plan view of the lower case 12 of the tape cassette 110 (with the upper case 13 removed), FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view of a laminate type printing tape 80, and FIG. FIG. 16 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a cut is formed in the release sheet 87 of the printing tape 80 by the cutting blade 63. FIG. 16 is a plan view of the front end side of the tape printer 1 with the cover opened and the tape cassette 110 mounted. FIG. 17 is a diagram (the state where the cut forming unit 60 is in the second state). FIG. 17 shows a cut formed on the film tape 82 side of the printing tape 80 by the cutting blade 63. It is an explanatory view showing a child. Further, the right side of FIG. 11 is the front end side of the tape printer 1, the lower right side of FIG. 12 is the front side of the tape printer 1, the upper left side of FIG. 12 is the rear side of the tape printer 1, and the lower side of FIG. Is the front side of the tape printer 1, and the upper side of FIG. In addition, about the code | symbol attached | subjected to the tape cassette 110, the same code | symbol shall be attached | subjected about the same component as the tape cassette 11. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 11, a tape cassette 110 for discharging a laminate type printing tape 80 is detachably mounted on the cassette mounting portion 5 of the tape printer 1.

  Here, the structure of the tape cassette 110 will be described. A tape cassette 110 shown in FIG. 12 discharges a laminate type printing tape 80, and has a structure substantially similar to that of the tape cassette 11 (see FIG. 2). The tape cassette 110 includes a lower case 12 and an upper case 13 fixed to the upper portion of the lower case 12 in a casing.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the upper case 13 has a support hole 130 that rotatably supports a film tape spool 370 (see FIG. 13) that winds and supports the film tape 82 (see FIG. 13). A support that rotatably supports an adhesive tape spool 380 (see FIG. 13) that supports the adhesive tape 83 (see FIG. 13) by winding the adhesive tape 83 with the release sheet 87 (see FIG. 14) side outward. When characters, symbols, graphics, etc. are printed on the printing surface of the film tape 82 (see FIG. 13) by the holes 140 and the thermal head 7 (see FIG. 11) of the tape printer 1, the ribbon spool 30 (see FIG. 13). The ink ribbon 29 (see FIG. 13) is pulled out from the support hole 1 and the support hole 1 for supporting the ribbon take-up spool 31 (see FIG. 13) that winds up the used ink ribbon 29. 0 and are formed. As shown in FIG. 13, the lower case 12 similarly supports the support holes 130 a, 140 a, and 150 a that are continuous in the vertical direction facing the support holes 130, 140, and 150 (see FIG. 12) of the upper case 13. Are formed. Other external structures of the tape cassette 110 are the same as those of the tape cassette 11 (see FIG. 2).

  Next, the internal structure of the tape cassette 110 will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, on the right side of the rear part in the lower case 12, a film tape spool 370 for winding and supporting a transparent film tape 82 is rotatably arranged via the support hole 130 (see FIG. 12). Has been. Furthermore, an adhesive tape spool 380 that winds and supports the adhesive tape 83 is disposed on the left side of the rear portion of the lower case 12 so as to be rotatable through the support hole 140 (see FIG. 12). Further, a ribbon spool 30 around which the ink ribbon 29 is wound is rotatably disposed on the front right side of the lower case 12.

  Next, the laminate type printing tape 80 will be described. As shown in FIG. 14, the print tape 80 discharged from the tape outlet 27 (see FIGS. 12 and 13) of the tape cassette 110 includes a transparent film tape 82 having a print surface on one side, and the film tape 82. It is composed of a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 83 that is laminated and adhered to a printing surface provided on the back side.

  The adhesive tape 83 includes a background base material 85 as a background of the transparent film tape 82, an adhesive layer 84 coated on the surface of the background base material 85 on the film tape 82 side, and the background base material. 85, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 86 coated on the surface opposite to the surface coated with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 84, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 86 sandwiched between the surfaces of the background substrate 85 so as to be peelable. It is composed of a release sheet 87. Examples of the material of the release sheet 87 include paper and a resin film. Although not shown, since a silicon film as a release agent is applied to the surface of the release sheet 87 that is bonded to the background base material 85 side via the adhesive layer 86, the release sheet 45 is provided. It can be easily removed from the background substrate 85. Thus, since the obtained laminate type printing tape 80 uses the transparent film tape 82, it is resistant to friction and the like, and is also resistant to wetting with water and the like. The film tape 82 shown in FIG. 14 corresponds to a “first tape”, and the adhesive tape 83 corresponds to a “second tape”. The “second tape” includes an adhesive layer 84, a background base material 85, an adhesive layer 86, and a release sheet 87.

  Next, the conveyance path of the printing tape 80 in the tape cassette 110 will be described. As shown in FIG. 13, the film tape 82 is first drawn from the film tape spool 370 by the cooperation of the tape feed roller 22 and the pressure contact roller 26 (see FIG. 11) of the tape printer 1. Next, the film tape 82 drawn out from the film tape spool 370 is conveyed along the arm portion 18 while passing the outside of the ribbon spool 30. Further, the film tape 82 is sent out from the opening 18 a with the print surface provided on the back side facing the wall portion 19 a, and is conveyed toward the front side of the head mounting portion 19.

  On the other hand, in the vicinity of the opening 18a, the ink ribbon 29 drawn from the ribbon spool 30 is superposed on the printing surface of the film tape 82. Further, the film tape 82 and the ink ribbon 29 are conveyed in a polymerized state between the thermal head 7 and the platen 8 (see FIG. 11) of the tape printer 1, and characters, figures, Symbols etc. are printed in the opposite direction. Thereafter, the position of the printed film tape 82 in the width direction is regulated by a pair of regulating members 24 and 25 (see FIG. 12), and the film tape 82 is conveyed to the tape feed roller 22.

  On the other hand, the adhesive tape 83 wound and supported on the adhesive tape spool 380 is pulled out by the cooperation of the tape feed roller 22 and the pressure contact roller 26 of the tape printer 1. Here, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 84 side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 83 is polymerized on the printing surface of the film tape 82, and is pressure-contacted by the tape feed roller 22 and the pressure-contact roller 26 of the tape printer 1 to produce a single print tape 80. The Thus, the print tape 80 is conveyed from the tape discharge port 27 toward the cut forming unit 60 (see FIG. 11) of the tape printer 1.

  Next, a method for forming a cut in the print tape 80 by the cut forming unit 60 will be described. First, the case where the cut forming unit 60 is fixed in the first state will be described. As shown in FIG. 11, the cut forming unit 60 is fixed to the pair of insertion fixing frames 71 and 72 of the main body container 2 in the first state. At this time, as shown in FIG. 15, the tip portions of the pair of cutting blades 63, 63 of the cutting blade roller 62 are in contact with the release sheet 87 side of the printing tape 80 and reach the release sheet 87 and the adhesive layer 86. To reach.

  Further, when the receiving roller 65 (see FIG. 5) rotates in this state, the release sheet 87 and the adhesive layer 86 of the printing tape 80 are cut. In this way, a pair of cuts similar to the cuts 48 and 48 of the printing tape 40 shown in FIG. 10 can be formed on the release sheet 87. As a result, a printed label from which the release sheet 87 can be easily peeled off by a break can be obtained from the label discharge port 6 (see FIG. 11) of the tape printer 1. When the laminate type printing tape 80 is used, when the cut forming unit 60 is fixed in the first state, the cutting blade 63 of the cutting blade roller 62 of the cut forming unit 60 is substantially the same as the cutting blade support shaft 64. Only one sheet may be provided in the center. The first state of the cut forming unit 60 shown in FIG. 11 corresponds to the “fourth state”.

  Next, the case where the cut forming unit 60 is fixed in the second state will be described. As shown in FIG. 16, the cut forming unit 60 is fixed to the pair of insertion fixing frames 71 and 72 of the main body container 2 in the second state. At this time, as shown in FIG. 17, the tip portions of the pair of cutting blades 63, 63 of the cutting blade roller 62 are in contact with the film tape 82 side of the printing tape 80, and the film tape 82, the adhesive layer 84, the background The base material 85 and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 86 are reached.

  Further, when the receiving roller 65 (see FIG. 16) rotates in this state, the film tape 82, the adhesive layer 84, the background base material 85, and the adhesive layer 86 are cut. In this way, a pair of cuts similar to the cuts 47 and 47 of the printing tape 40 shown in FIG. 7 can be formed on the film tape 82 and the background base material 85. Thus, a printed label in which the film tape 82 and the background base material 85 are cut to a desired width can be obtained from the label discharge port 6 (see FIG. 16) of the tape printer 1. Note that the second state of the cut forming unit 60 shown in FIG. 16 corresponds to a “third state”.

  As described above, even when the tape cassette 110 that discharges the laminate type printing tape 80 is attached to the tape printer 1, the arrangement direction of the cut forming unit 60 is changed between the first state and the second state. A cut can be formed on any surface of the printing tape 80. When the disposition forming unit 60 is arranged in the first direction, a pair of cuts can be formed in the release sheet 87 along the length direction of both ends of the release sheet 87 in the width direction. . As a result, a printed laminate type label from which the release sheet 87 can be easily peeled off can be obtained. On the other hand, when the arrangement direction of the cut forming unit 60 is set to the second state, a pair of cuts are formed on the film tape 82 and the background base material 85 along the length direction of both end portions in the width direction of the film tape 82. Can be formed respectively. Thereby, a printed laminate type label in which the film tape 82 and the background base material 85 are cut to a desired width can be obtained.

  As described above, the tape printer 1 according to the present embodiment includes the cut forming unit 60 that can handle both the non-laminate type print tape 40 and the laminate type print tape 80. By changing the orientation, a cut can be formed on any surface of the various types of printing tapes 40 and 80. Thus, it is possible to cope with any of the non-laminate type print tape 40 and the laminate type print tape 80 without changing the design of the internal mechanism of the tape printer.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, the pair of cutting blades 63 and 63 are supported by the cutting blade roller 62, but only one cutting blade 63 may be supported, or two or more cutting blades 63 may be supported. Further, the number of cutting blades 63 may be changed depending on which surface of the printing tape is formed with a cut. For example, when a cut is made on the release sheet, at least one cutting blade 63 is sufficient, and therefore only one cutting blade 63 may be used. Further, when a cut is formed on the tape base material side (film tape side), the number of cutting blades 63 may be increased if a plurality of narrow print labels are desired at a time.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the front end side of the tape printer 1 with the cover opened and the tape cassette 11 mounted (the cut forming unit 60 is in the first state). 3 is a perspective view of the tape cassette 11. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the lower case 12 of the tape cassette 11 (with the upper case 13 removed). FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view of a non-laminate type printing tape 40. FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of a cut forming unit 60. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a cut | interruption is formed in the tape base-material 42 side of the printing tape 40 by the cutting blade 63. FIG. It is a top view of the printing tape 40 (tape base material 42 side) in which the cut | interruptions 47 and 47 were formed in the tape base material 42. FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the front end side of the tape printer 1 with the cover opened and the tape cassette 11 mounted (the cut forming unit 60 is in the second state). It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a cut | interruption is formed in the peeling sheet 45 side of the printing tape 40 by the cutting blade 63. FIG. It is a top view of the printing tape 40 (release sheet 45 side) in which the cut | interruptions 48 and 48 were formed in the release sheet 45. FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the front end side of the tape printer 1 with the cover opened and the tape cassette 110 mounted (the cut forming unit 60 is in the first state). 2 is a perspective view of a tape cassette 110. FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the lower case 12 of the tape cassette 110 (with the upper case 13 removed). 3 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view of a laminate type printing tape 80. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a cut | interruption is formed in the peeling sheet 87 of the printing tape 80 by the cutting blade 63. FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the front end side of the tape printer 1 with the cover opened and the tape cassette 110 mounted (the cut forming unit 60 is in the second state). It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a cut | interruption is formed in the film tape 82 side of the printing tape 80 by the cutting blade 63. FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tape printer 6 Label discharge port 7 Thermal head 11 Tape cassette 27 Tape discharge port 40 Printing tape 42 Tape base material 43 Adhesive layer 45 Release sheet 47 Cut 48 Cut 60 Cut forming unit 61 Support frame 62 Cutting blade roller 63 Cutting blade 65 Receiving roller 71 Insertion fixing frame 72 Insertion fixing frame 80 Printing tape 82 Film tape 83 Adhesive tape 84 Adhesive layer 85 Background substrate 86 Adhesive layer 87 Release sheet 110 Tape cassette

Claims (4)

A print head that houses a print tape and is detachably mounted with a tape cassette provided with a tape delivery port for delivering the print tape, and performs print processing on the print tape, and the print processed by the print head A printing device having a tape outlet for discharging the tape to the outside,
The printing tape is
A substrate having a print surface printed by the print head;
It is composed of a release sheet adhered to the surface opposite to the printing surface of the base material through an adhesive so as to be peeled off,
On the transport path of the print tape from the tape delivery port to the tape discharge port, a cut forming unit for forming a cut along the longitudinal direction of the print tape is provided on the base material or the release sheet ,
The cut forming unit is
A cutting blade for forming a cut in the substrate or the release sheet;
A receiving roller disposed to face the cutting blade;
Support means for supporting the cutting blade and the receiving roller in a state of being opposed so that the printing tape is disposed between the cutting blade and the receiving roller;
A fixing means provided on the transport path and detachably fixing the support means;
Consisting of
The support means is
A first state of supporting the cutting blade on the substrate side of the printing tape and supporting the receiving roller on the release sheet side;
A second state in which the receiving roller is supported on the substrate side of the printing tape, and the cutting blade is supported on the release sheet side;
The printing apparatus is fixed to the fixing means in any state . When the support means is fixed to the fixing means in the first state,
The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a pair of the cutting blades that are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval with respect to the width direction of the base material are supported by the support unit. A print head that houses a print tape and is detachably mounted with a tape cassette provided with a tape delivery port for delivering the print tape, and performs print processing on the print tape, and the print processed by the print head A printing device having a tape outlet for discharging the tape to the outside,
The printing tape is
A first tape having transparency and having a print surface printed by the print head;
A second tape adhered to the printing surface of the first tape,
The second tape is
A background substrate as a background of the first tape;
The background base material is composed of a release sheet adhered to the surface opposite to the surface to be adhered to the print surface of the first tape so as to be peelable via an adhesive,
On the transport path of the printing tape from the tape delivery port to the tape discharge port, a cut line for cutting the release sheet or a cut from the first tape to the second tape excluding the release sheet is cut. A cut forming unit for forming a cut along the longitudinal direction of the printing tape is provided ,
The cut forming unit is
A cutting blade that forms a cut from the release sheet or the second tape excluding the release sheet from the first tape;
A receiving roller disposed to face the cutting blade;
Support means for supporting the cutting blade and the receiving roller in a state of being opposed so that the printing tape is disposed between the cutting blade and the receiving roller;
A fixing means provided on the transport path and detachably fixing the support means;
Consisting of
The support means is
A third state of supporting the cutting blade on the first tape side of the printing tape and supporting the receiving roller on the release sheet side, respectively;
A fourth state in which the receiving roller is supported on the first tape side of the printing tape, and the cutting blade is supported on the release sheet side to face each other;
The printing apparatus is fixed to the fixing means in any state . When the support means is fixed to the fixing means in the third state,
The printing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein a pair of the cutting blades that are spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval with respect to the width direction of the first tape are supported by the support unit.

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